List of Sri Lankan films of the 1940s
| Cinema of Sri Lanka |
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List of Sri Lankan films |
| 1940s |
| 1947 1948 1949 |
| 1950s |
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1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
| 1960s |
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 |
| 1970s |
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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
| 1980s |
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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 |
| 1990s |
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
| 2000s |
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
| 2010s |
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
| 2020s |
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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 |
Films produced in Sri Lanka in the 1940s.
1947
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | ||||||
| Kadawunu Poronduwa | Jyotish Sinha | Jemini Kantha
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Drama | Screened on 21 January. First Sri Lankan Movie to be made in Sinhala language. | ||
| Asokamala | T. R. Gopu Shanthi Kumar
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Shanthi Kumar, Emalin Dibulana, Michael Sannasliyanage, Herbie Seneviratne, Don Edward, Austin Abeysekera, Michael Rodrigo | Drama | Released on 10 April. | ||
1948
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | ||||||
| Kapati Arakshakaya | Jyotish Sinha K. Subramaniam |
Christy De Mel, Jemini Kantha
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Thriller | Released on 23 February. | ||
| Divya Premaya | N. P. Javeri | Luman Rajapaksha, Srimathi Karunadevi, Robert Perera, Simon Silva, Peter Siriwardene | Romance | Released on 22 May. | ||
| Veradunu Kurumanama | Jyotish Sinha | Thriller | Released on 3 December. | |||
1949
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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| 1949 | ||||||
| Amma | Sirisena Wimalaweera | D.R. Nanayakkara, Pearl Vasudevi, Eddie Junior , N. R. Dias, S. H. Jothipala
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Drama | Released on 19 August. | ||
| Peralena Iranama | Jyotish Sinha | Eddie Jayamanne, Rukmani Devi, Aruna Shanthi, Mark Samaranayake, Mabel Blythe | Drama | Released on 20 October. | ||
See also
- Cinema of Sri Lanka
- List of Sri Lankan films